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H. THOMAN.

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H. THOMAN.

STRAW GARRIER.

No. 336,448. Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY THOMAN, OF LEESVILLE CROSS ROADS, OHIO.

STRAW-CARRI ER.

ZJPECIPICATION forming p311: of Letters Application filed May 12, 1885.

TO-aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY THOMAN, a cit-i zen of the United States,residing at Lcesville Cross Roads, in the county of Crawford and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStrawOarriers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, refe rencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to straw-carriers for use on thrashing-machines;and it has for an object to provide, in connection with the carrier,suitable gearing and supporting devices by which the carriermay bereadily adjusted from side to side of the machine, and may be set to andheld at any suitable anglein order to deliver the straw higher or lower,as may be desired in stacking.

The invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinationsof parts, which will be hereinafter first fully described, and thenpointed out in the claims. I

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view, and Fig. 2 a top plan View, ofmy invention applied to the framing of a thrasher,a portion of thelatter being broken away to show the preferred method of reniovablyattaching the carrier drivingshaft supports. Fig. 3 is a detail View ofthe ratchet.- Fig. 4 is a detached sectional view representing thebearing-bar, the shaft, and a portion of the carrier supporting-frame.Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the improvement applied to a thrasher.Figs. 6 and 7 represent a modification in the arrangement of the carrierand its sup porting devices, and Fig. Sis a detail view, all of whichwill be described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a portion of the framing of anordinary thrashing machine, and A represents the endless beltcarrier, bywhich the straw is carried out of the machine. This thrasher is providedwith a transverse shaft, B, which extends slightly beyond the thrasheron each side, and is fitted to receive the pinion B. This pinion mesheswith a gear, 0, which is secured 011 a shaft,

Patent No. 336,448, dated February 16, 1886.

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C, journaled in bars D, which project from and are removably secured tothe framing in any suitable manner, but preferably by inserting thetenons d on the ends of said bars into sockets formed in the frame ofthe thrasher and securing the same in place by pins d passed throughsaid frame and tenons. The bearing-caps D are removable, in order thatthe shaft 0 may be reversed in the bars D when the said bars are movedto the opposite side of the machine, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig.2. The shaft 0 extends toward the rear end of the thrasher, and iscoupled, preferably by a universal joint, E, with one of the shafts,F,ofthe carrier F, in such manner, as shown, as to revolve the shaft F andgive motion to the carrier when the thrashing-machine operates. Thiscarrier F is arranged and operates at right angles to thethrashingmachine in order to carry the straw to one or the other sidethereof, as will be understood from the drawings.- The bearingbar G issecured to the framing of the thrasher preferably by inserting its end Ginto eyes G",secured on the inner side of the base-beam of suchthrasher, as shown in Fig. 8. I prefer this construction because by itthe bearing-bar may be readily removed when it is desired to adjust itto the other side of the machine, as will be presently described. Theframe of the carrier F is connected by a bar, F, with the bearing-barnear the outer end of the latter, the connection between the bar F andthe carrier-frame being a pivotal one, by perforating the bar F andslipping the opening so formed over the outer end of the shaft F of thecarrier, as will be understood from Fig. 5. In the bearing-bar I journala shaft, H, having its end H projected beyond the bearing-bar inposition to be turned. I prefer to operate this shaft by a hand-Wheel,I, keyed on its outer end, and having suitable handles, I, by which itmay be revolved. This wheel I is provided with a pawl, J, which isarranged to engage a ratchet, J, fixed to the bearing-bar. By this pawlJ and ratchet J the wheel I may be rigidly secured to the bearing-bar,and by reason of the key of said wheel I on the shaft H the latter willalso be held from turning in the bearing-bar. To this shaft H is securedone end of the bars K K.

These bars K form the carrieradjusting frame, and their outerextremities bear under such frame, so that as saidextremities are raisedor lowered they accomplish a corresponding raising or lowering of thecarrier-frame. In order that these bars K m: y more accurately engagethe carrienframe, they may be provided with flanges K, which extend oneither slde of and embrace said frame, thereby pre- Venting anyaccidental lateral displacement thereof.

The operation of the carrier-adjusting devlces will be most clearlyunderstood from Fig. 5. It will be noticed that as the wheel I isrevolved to the left it will revolve the shaft H and will operate toraise the outer ends of the supporting-frame K K and raise the carrierso that it will deliver the straw higher than before. A reverse movementof the wheel I will operate to lower the carrier, and it may be held atany desired point of elevation by means of the pawl J engaging theratchet J. Bythis construction the straw from the carrier may bedelivered close to the ground in starting a stack, and may be graduallyraised to deliver thestraw at higher points as the stack is builtupward.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the carrier is arrangedto deliver the straw to the left side of the thrasher. In case it isdesired to deliver the straw to the other side of the thrasher, it isonly necessary to remove the parts B, C, D, and E to the opposite sideof the machine, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2, and adjust thebearingbar and carrier-frame also to the opposite side in a manner thatwill be readily understood.

In order to facilitate the adjustment of the bearing-bar to the oppositeside of the machine,I find it desirable to employ two sets of the eyes Gone set being arranged on the inner side of each of the base-beams ofthe thrasher, as will be understood from Fig. 5.

WVhere it is desired to run the straw straight back from the thrasher,instead of connecting the bearingbar with the thrasher by means of theportion G and the eyes G I find it desirable to connect such bearing-barwith the thrasher-frame by means of the hinge L, one strap, L, of whichI screw to the end of the base-beam of the thrasher, and the otherstrap, L of which I screw to the rear side of the bearing-bar. I arrangethe knuckle of this hinge at its upper side, as shown in Fig.

7. I prefer this construction because in case it is desired to removethe bearing-bar and the devices carried thereby it is only necessary toraise such bar from the position shown in Fig. 7 and unscrew one of thestraps, L or arrangement of such devices with the strawcarrier is thesame in the arrangement of said carrier shown in Fig. 6 as in thearrangement shown in the other figures.

It will be understood that my straw-carrier may be geared with anddriven by any suitable shaft of the thrasher. It will also be understoodthat instead of using the wheel I, as is preferred, the shaft H may beturned by a wrench or other expedient without involving a departure frommy invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination of a thrasher, a strawcarrier, and means forpivotally and adjustably supporting the latter, consisting of abearing-bar reinovably attached to the frame of the thrasher, a ratchetfast to one end of said bar, a shaft passing through and supported bysaid bar, a pawl carried by said shaft and arranged to engage theratchet on the bearing-bar, and bars keyed to said shaft and arranged toadjustably support the carrierframe, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of a thrasher and strawcarrier with a removable bar,the eyes for supporting the same, a shaft having bearings in said bar,the ratchet and pawl, supportingbars carried by said shaft and arrangedto engage the carrier, removable bars supporting the carrierdriving-shaft, and means for imparting motion to said shaft, allarranged and operating substantially as shown and described. W

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY 'IHOlVIAN.

Witnesses:

DAN BABETH, \V. STABLE.

